Last week, I was pleased to be invited by Jacqueline Raposo to join her and her co-host Ben Rosenblatt on their NYC-based weekly radio show Love Bites on the Heritage Radio Network to talk about social media and its impact on dating and relationships that I see in my therapy practice (listen here). We spokeRead more
A Collective NYC Therapist Conversation On Therapy Clichés
Couches, mothers, Freud–there are a lot of clichés about therapy. In the latest of our collective conversations with the therapists in our NYC therapy practice, we take on these clichés: Matt: I like to think that, as therapists go, we’re fairly self-conscious about the expectations and lived experiences of New Yorkers who seek therapy. People haveRead more
How to Speak Kid: Art as a Tool of Translation
As an art therapist in NYC, I get to work with all kinds of kids, ranging from shy to verbose. Regardless of a child’s temperament and language skill, there is always a limit on what he or she can communicate in words. For parents, this can be tough. On one hand, they know their kidRead more
Communicating Through Song: Music In Therapy
Both in my NYC therapy practice and privately, I’ve always felt that music is able to express things that we have a hard time communicating to ourselves and in relationships. I’ve often personally found that lyrics written by someone else can say more emotionally than we can articulate on our own. The music we holdRead more
Transitional Objects In Therapy: Not Just for Kids
Thinking about how I use art objects in my NYC therapy practice, I recall that when I was growing up, I was very sentimental when it came to objects. I would hold onto seemingly useless items and, like a magpie, store them in old, colorfully painted cigar boxes. I would save a ticket stub from a concert,Read more
The Evolution of Art Therapy in an NYC Therapy Practice
We continue our series of conversations with a look at art therapy in our NYC therapy practice. Rather than a collective conversation like several of our previous posts, this conversation focuses on Heather Mayone Kiely who has expanded the practice with her experience and passion as both an art therapist and artist. Matt: We metRead more
Tribeca Therapy Staff Therapist and Art Therapist to host Pop-Up Coloring Bar at Strand Books, Thursday, July 21st from 6-9 pm
Tired? Stressed? Need some relaxation time? Come join our NYC art therapist Heather Kiely on Thursday, July 21st from 6-9 pm at Strand Books in Downtown Manhattan. Heather, along with other local art therapists, will be hosting a pop-up coloring bar where you can kick back, relax, and enjoy working on pages with beautiful designs. Back in MayRead more
Adult Coloring Books: An Intro to Art Therapy
In my NYC art therapy practice, I come across lots of adults who struggle with burn out and who would benefit from making more time for themselves in the day to day. Yet it can be hard to find something replenishing with packed schedules and limited resources. Enter adult coloring books! Coloring books are the perfectRead more
Art as Therapy: The Shame to Pride Project
Art and art therapy Artist Stephanie Calvert is using her own art as therapy in creating work using materials from her childhood home and I find it inspiring in my work as an art therapist. The Huffington Post’s Katherine Brooks features Ms. Calvert in her piece, “One Daughter is Turning Her Hoarding Parents’ Belongings into Beautiful Art“.Read more
Outsider Art and the Challenge in Labeling
Labeling artists and concretely defining art movements has long been a challenge. Criteria often includes inspiration, influence, training, and proximity but there is plenty of room for gray area and interpretation. Priscilla Frank’s article, “What is the meaning of outsider art?”, highlights why those in the “outsider artist” category are even more challenging to designate than the typical artRead more
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